Educational Science

Chaos! Space Tourists, Entrepreneurs Geek Out at Math-Themed Gala

NEW YORK — It's not every day that a gala event is devoted to the celebration of math, but that's exactly what happened Tuesday night (Oct. 14), when actor Alan Alda and mathematician Steve Strogatz regaled a crowd of New York's business elite here at the National Museum of Mathematics'...

Zombies, UFOs & Sea Monsters: 'Mysteries of the Unknown' Reboot (Gallery)

Time Life Books/Time Home Entertainment Inc. contributed these images to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Any child of the '80s will remember being captivated by the weird UFOs and creepy supernatural tales in television ads for the Time Life book series Mysteries of the Unknown. Now, as part...

There is no approved treatment for patients infected with the Ebola virus, but that hasn't stopped online dealers from offering products they claim will prevent the virus or treat people who have the infection. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers today (Aug. 14) that products claiming to...

Juice Cleanses: Separating Fact from Fiction

With nutritious ingredients and good-for-you health claims, juice cleanses and liquid detox diets have received plenty of buzz. The craze has caught on among celebrities who see doing a cleanse as a way to lose weight quickly and eliminate toxins from their bodies, giving them a fresh start. But many...

Bugs as Treatment: Coming to a Clinic Near You... (Op-Ed)

This article was originally published on The Conversation. The publication contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. When you’re sick, you want the most effective treatment to help get you back on your feet. But what if that involved bugs? Maggots and leeches have been used...

Cancer Patients Finally Get the ER They Deserve (Op-Ed)

Dr. Thomas Terndrup, chairman of emergency medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. You'll probably need emergency care at some point in your life, and while no one likes going to the emergency department, for cancer patients,...

First Baby Is Born to Woman with Womb Transplant

A woman in Sweden gave birth in September after receiving a womb transplant in 2013, her doctors reported today (Oct. 3). The 36-year-old woman was born without a uterus because of a genetic condition, but had healthy ovaries. The doctors had fertilized the woman's eggs via IVF, and had frozen...

Ebola Q&A: Why Virus Is a Bigger Threat to Health Care Workers

Now that two of the 100 health care workers who treated an Ebola patient in Dallas have the potentially deadly infection, health officials are trying to figure out exactly how the individuals became infected, and what is needed to prevent future infections. Ebola is not a very contagious virus in...

'Reverse Puberty' to Ruptured Spleens: Odd Snakebite Reactions

Snakebites are scary to most people, but in a small number of cases, they can also cause really unusual and severe symptoms. From a ruptured spleen to reverse puberty, rare effects of venomous snakebites have been reported by researchers over the years. There are currently more than 3,000 species of...